On January 12 at 6:36pm, Wyckoff Police received calls from several residents about a possible drunk driver who pulled into the parking lot of Wyckoff Square at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Godwin Avenue. Ptl. Thomas Tully and Ptl. William Plisich were dispatched to the area and the subsequent investigation lead to the arrest [...]
On January 14 at 11:10am, Wyckoff Police received a call from a resident of Caldwell Drive who stated that someone was attempting to break into her home. The woman had earlier heard her doorbell ring and was unable to immediately answer the door, and when she came downstairs someone was at her rear door smashing [...]
FIRE CHIEF REQUESTS RESIDENTS TO ADOPT A HYDRANT
The Wyckoff Volunteer Fire Department requests residents living near
a fire hydrant to “Adopt a Hydrant” and remove snow and ice from
around the hydrant during the winter months. There are about 600 fire
hydrants in Wyckoff. Fire hydrants are located approximately every 600
feet on most of the 88 miles of [...]
A study conducted in 2006 estimated about 75% of students with autism in Bergen County were between 6 & 13 years old. In 2008, The Bergen Record reported on concerns of school administrators about the future of these students as they approached the high school years. Now, in 2011, Ramapo High School may be preparing [...]
On December 29 at 10:52pm, Wyckoff Police received information that teenagers were in the basement of a Sicomac Avenue home using narcotics. The subsequent investigation and cooperation of the homeowner lead to the arrest of Patrick V. Lacorte, 446 Sicomac Avenue, Wyckoff, age 18. LaCorte and 6 others were found in the home. He was [...]
EFFECTIVE 1/1/2011 ALL ELECTRONIC WASTE MUST BE RECYCLED
Effective 1/1/2011, the NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection has
mandated a state wide law, know as the Electronic Waste Management Act
(NJSA 13:1E-99.94 et seq.) which requires that no person shall
knowingly dispose of a “used covered electronic device”, or any of
its components or subassemblies, as solid waste. The law defines [...]
As Wyckoff and surrounding communities dig out from the blizzard of this past weekend, Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin C. Fox reminds motorists and residents of the following important safety and community information. The excessive amounts of snow have been cleared from our roadways by the DPW. Their job however is not done because snow piles [...]
On December 10 at 12:06am, Ptl. Mark Tagliareni stopped a vehicle on Franklin Avenue for failure to dim high beam lights to on-coming vehicles. The vehicle was driven by a 17 year old Franklin Lakes boy with a 17 year old Wyckoff boy as a passenger. The subsequent investigation determined that the boys were in [...]
MOTORISTS REQUIRED TO CLEAR ALL ICE AND SNOW FROM VEHICLES PRIOR TO DRIVING
Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin C. Fox reminds motorists that an amended law which took effect this Fall requires that all ice and snow be removed from a vehicle before traveling on New Jersey’s roadways. Failure to do so can result in a citation [...]
At a special Wyckoff Zoning Board meeting on December 14 at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Doug Struyk , CEO of Christian Health Care Center (CHCC) in Wyckoff, provided his testimony to the board as
